ZEUS king of the gods and father of Helen
LEDA wife of Tyndareus and mother of Helen, raped by Zeus disguised as a swan
TYNDAREUS Helen’s adoptive father and king of Sparta
HELEN wife of Menelaus of Sparta, abducted by Paris of Troy
CASTOR & Pollux Helen’s twin brothers, also known as the Dioscuri
CLYTEMNESTRA sister of Helen and the Dioscuri, wife of Agamemnon
THESEUS hero-king of Athens, attempts to abduct Helen
MENELAUS king of Sparta and husband of Helen
AGAMEMNON king of Mycenae and brother of Menelaus
IPHIGENEIA daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, in some traditions the daughter of Helen and Theseus
EILEITHYIA pre-Greek goddess of childbirth and fecundity
HERA goddess-wife of Zeus, favours the Greeks in the Trojan War
POSEIDON god of the sea, younger brother of Zeus
PARIS Trojan prince who abducts Helen from Sparta
PRIAM king of Troy and father of Paris and Hector
HECTOR Trojan prince, brother of Paris, and finest Trojan warrior
HECUBA queen of Troy, mother of Hector, Paris and Deiphobus
DEIPHOBUS Trojan prince who marries Helen once Paris is dead
CASSANDRA sister of Paris and Hector, a prophetess whose curse is never to be believed
APOLLO divine protector of Troy, son of Zeus and Leto
APHRODITE goddess of sexual love, mother of Aeneas, champion of Troy and in particular of Paris
ARES god of war, another protector of Troy, son of Zeus and Hera